Harden, Casey and Simmons headline a list of NBA Award Show winners in 2017-18.

By Carlan Gay

The NBA had its' season-ending award show on Monday night in Los Angeles. The event featured plenty of star power both from the basketball world and beyond as seven awards were handed out on the night.

James Harden took home MVP honours after finishing in second place two of the last three seasons. The Rockets' superstar led the league in scoring at 30.4 points shooting 54% from the field.

"Sixth man of the year to the MVP," Harden said of winning the award. "Go chase that dream."

Harden led the Rockets to a league-best 61-21 record and fell just one game shy of making the NBA Finals.

Ben Simmons became the first Australian to take home the Rookie of the Year awards. The 21-year-old averaged 15.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.2 assists breaking multiple rookie records along the way.

Rudy Gobert of the Jazz took home Defensive Player of the Year after averaging 13.5 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. Lou Williams averaged 22.6 points and 5.3 assists and won the Sixth Man of the Year for the second time in his career. The Clippers' super-sub scored 35 or more points off the bench six times this season.

Here is the full list of award winners, including Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, who was presented with the first Lifetime Achievement Award.